Sensei Biotherapeutics Discontinues Cancer Drug Program, Announces Restructuring
Sensei Biotherapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, has announced the discontinuation of its sole clinical-stage cancer drug program and plans for significant restructuring, including layoffs, to conserve its remaining cash reserves.Sensei has decided to wind down the phase 1/2 clinical trial of solnerstotug, its anti-VISTA monoclonal antibody. This decision comes just two weeks after the company reported promising data from the trial, which showed a six-month progression-free survival rate of 50% in the 15-mg/kg cohort for patients with "hot" tumor types.